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T.A.L.K. Swedish disability policy -service and care for people with funcional impairments. Swedish disability policy. The cornerstone of Swedish disability policy is the principle that everyone is of equal value and has equal rights.

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  1. T.A.L.K Swedish disability policy -service and care for people with funcionalimpairments

  2. Swedish disability policy • The cornerstone of Swedish disability policy is the principle that everyone is of equal value and has equal rights. • The aim of the policy is to close the gap between people with disabilities and people with no disabilities. Campus Lidköping 2011

  3. Swedish disability policy • The government, municipalitiesand county councils together have the basic responsibility • for ensuring that people with disabilities are guaranteed good health and economic and social stability, and also for enabling the individual to lead an independent life. Campus Lidköping 2011

  4. Swedish disability policy • The labour market authorities are responsible for issues related to impairment/disability and the labour market Campus Lidköping 2011

  5. Swedish disability policy • Authorities in the field of education are responsible for questions concerning the rights to education • But the municipality is responsible for Särvux Campus Lidköping 2011

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  17. Swedish disability policy • We have a law that sets out rights for persons with considerable and permanent functionalimpairments: • The Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments • called (LSS) Campus Lidköping 2011

  18. Swedish disability policy LSS • Who is covered by the Law? The LSS applies to • persons with an intellectual disability, autism or a condition resembling autism • persons with a significant and permanent intellectualimpairment after braindamage in adulthood • persons who have other major and permanent physical or mental impairments Campus Lidköping 2011

  19. Swedish disability policy LSS • WhatMeasures Are Available? • Its ten measures for special support and service are to provide such persons with good livingconditions Campus Lidköping 2011

  20. Swedish disability policy LSS • 2. Personal assistance • Persons with major functional impairments and an extensive need of support and help in their daily lives may be entitled to personal assistance from one or more personal assistants. Campus Lidköping 2011

  21. Swedish disability policy LSS A personal assistant could be described as a human aid who is to do all that a person is unable to do due to his or her functional impairment. Campus Lidköping 2011

  22. Swedish disability policy LSS • 3. Companion service • Those not entitled to personal assistance may instead be entitled to companion service Campus Lidköping 2011

  23. Swedish disability policy LSS • 4. Personal contact • A personal contact is a companion who can help the individual to live an independent life This support can sometimes be provided by a family, known as a support family. Campus Lidköping 2011

  24. Swedish disability policy LSS 9. Residentialarrangements with special service for adults or other specially-adaptedresidentialarrangements Campus Lidköping 2011

  25. Swedish disability policy Live • Where Do Children, Young People and Adults with Extensive Functional Impairments Live? • Sweden no longer has any institutions for people with functionalimpairments • There are, however, residential arrangements with special service. Theseare designed like an ordinaryhome and are to function as much like a home as possible. Campus Lidköping 2011

  26. Swedish disability policy LSS • 10. Daily activities • Municipalities are responsible for ensuringthat people with functional impairments who do not have a job are provided with a meaningful occupation or daily activities. Campus Lidköping 2011

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